News: A microbe's surprising defense Posted by Jennifer Evans [Entry posted at 29th September 2008 11:49 PM GMT] A single-celled phytoplankton has a wily way of resisting viral attack, according to a study out this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The organism makes itself invisible to its viral predator by shifting from the diploid ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: Four biologists win "genius" prize Posted by Jennifer Evans [Entry posted at 23rd September 2008 05:32 PM GMT] The MacArthur Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2008 MacArthur Fellows (a.k.a. Genius Awards): Among the 25 winners, who will receive $500,000 over the next five years, four were life scientists. Here's the line-up: ... Click to continue Comment on this news story News: High risk NIH grants announced Posted by Jennifer Evans [Entry posted at 22nd September 2008 02:55 PM GMT] Forty-seven researchers -- including 31 early career investigators -- will split a pot of $138 million dollars for research recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as bold and potentially transformative. The NIH Director's Pioneer ... Click to continue View comments (4) | Comment on this news story News: Politics in the body? Posted by Jennifer Evans [Entry posted at 18th September 2008 08:56 PM GMT] Do you strongly support the war in Iraq and strict immigration policies? If so, you're more likely to have strong physiological responses to threatening stimuli such as loud noises and disturbing images, according to a study published in Science ... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this news story

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